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[uh-point] / əˈpɔɪnt /




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Some prep you can do now: Appoint a durable power of attorney who will be charged with making decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated or otherwise unable to make decisions yourself.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

Appoint Kevin Muscat now please and don't consider the other mediocre "did well from limited resources or staved off relegation" candidates please.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Appoint independent directors to the board whose sole purpose is to protect the interest of the club as a football club, not its shareholders and their focus on profits over results 3.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2021

Appoint your partner or a trusted sibling to tell the people who matter that there is not going to be a second baby, so please stop asking and joking about it.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2019

Appoint a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Treasurer, and shall transact the general business of the Party; 2.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.




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